Amerant Investments, Inc. (Coral Gables)

Name: Amerant Investments, Inc.
Address: 220 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables, FL, 33134
Telephone: 305-460-8599

Amerant Investments, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Coral Gables. It manages $385.78 million of regulatory assets for 707 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2019 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Texas.

Amerant Investments provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Amerant Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Amerant Investments, Inc. is $385.78 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 0% since the beginning of its operation, and $380.72 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $364.19 million in discretionary accounts and $21.59 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $528.58 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.2 million.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 88% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 9% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Amerant Investments, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and commissions. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients William Millar Wilson serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of William Millar Wilson is corporations or other businesses with 152 clients and $179.95 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Amerant Investments has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $385.78 million for 707 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 99% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Amerant Investments doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Amerant Investments, Inc.

The company employs 29 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 69 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 20 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

William Millar Wilson has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2002. Raphael Enrique Vina joined the executive team most recently as the Managing Principal & Cco.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Alberto Peraza	Director	1 Jul 2001	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
N.A. Amerant Bank	Shareholder	1 Jul 2001	75% - 100%	59-1846933
William Millar Wilson	Director	1 Jan 2002	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Miguel A Palacios	Director	1 Jul 2015	Other	6549030
Alberto Manuel Capriles	Director	1 May 2018	Other	6998024
Alfonso Figueredo	Director	1 May 2018	Other	6998183
Raphael Enrique Vina	Managing principal & cco	1 Jul 2019	Other	4510049

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Amerant Florida Bancorp Inc.	Owner	1 Oct 2008	75% - 100%	80-0297916
Amerant Bancorp Inc	Owner	1 Oct 2008	75% - 100%	65-0032379

Based in Coral Gables

The principal office where Amerant Investments, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 220 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables, FL 33134, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 305-460-8599. The normal business hours are 9am-5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at mercantilis.com.